Bushes rustled at the far edge of the clearing. ShadowClan must be arriving. Jaypaw tasted the air, and was startled by the scent. This wasn't a full-size Gathering patrol. It was just--"It's just Blackstar and Sol!" Hollypaw's mew was barely more than a whisper.

Why are they together? Just those two? They could've brought at least a couple warriors if they got attacked. But nooo, Blackstar trusted Sol enough that he wouldn't get attacked from the bad message he's going to deliver.

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All the Clans shifted anxiously as the ShadowClan leader padded to the center of the clearing. Sol followed, trotting lightly over the sandy earth.

Again, they're together and Sol is determined to stay with Blackstar, apparently.

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Jawpaw was surprised by the sense of calm flowing from Blackstar's pelt. The ShadowClan leader had seemed so lost and worried when they'd last seen him in the camp. What had happened?

[Blackstar speaking]:"We [ShadowClan] no longer believe that StarClan hold all the answers. It was living cats who found the lake. It is living cats that hunt prey to keep themselves alive, and it was a living cat who predicted the sun was going to vanish."

Blackstar is obviously talking fondly of Sol, which is quite unusual....

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"I did no more than warn it would happen." Sol's mew was humble.

Acting humble when Blackie's around?

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"In ourselves." Blackstar spoke, a deeper, rougher voice than Sol's. "What this cat says is true," he added, addressing his Clan. "StarClan led us to live beside this lake, and I've always had my doubts whether it was the right decision. There are too many Twolegs, for a start."

Is Blackstar backing up his beloved Sol?

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"Hang on a moment." Jaypaw stiffened as he heard Tawnypelt speak up. "Things went wrong in the old forest, too. You can't expect life to be all mice and moonlight.""That just goes to prove what Sol is saying." Blackstar's voice was harsh. "StarClan couldn't help us there, either. They didn't even stop the Twolegs from driving us out."

Again, Blackstar is trying desperately to prove Sol is right.

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"It doesn't look as if Littlecloud is coming," Barkface muttered. "I thought he at least would stay faithful to StarClan."He's trying, Jaypaw wanted to tell him, but there was no way he'd reveal his expedition into ShadowClan territory. Littlecloud had protested against what Sol was telling his Clan, but it hadn't made any difference. ShadowClan had turned their back on their warrior ancestors, and Blackstar must've forbidden his medicine cat to come to the meeting.

Blackstar must be truely loyal to Sol if he's banning his medicine cat to meet StarClan.

Name Suggestionsfrom the original threadLoyalshipping - They are loyal towards each other and not StarClan. (Feign)Starlessshipping - Kind of long but pretty catchy. Neither believe in StarClan. (Feign)Powershipping - Blackstar is obviously leader of ShadowClan. Sol knew the sun was going to disappear, therefor giving him some power. He also gets a lot of power when he leads ShadowClan away from StarClan. (Feign)Totalshipping - Since they're leading their Clan away from StarClan, it might end up being total war for the Clans. (Feign)Ambershipping - I believe both Blackstar and Sol have amber eyes. (Feign)Sunshipping - They bonded together because the sun disappeared. (LS)Disappearshipping - see above (LS)Voidshipping - The eclipse which convinced Blackstar to agree with Sol left a 'void' of blackness in the sky where the sun had been. Also, because of Sol, Blackstar and ShadowClan are void of faith in StarClan. (creepy)Vanishshipping - Blackstar: "It was a living cat who knew the sun would vanish." He means Sol. (creepy)Deceptionshipping - Sol was trying to deceive Blackstar about StarClan. (Ravenwing)Lostshipping - When Blackstar felt lost Sol guided him. (Path)Spellshipping - Blackstar fell under the spell of Sol's words. (Crete)

new suggestionsQualmshipping - Qualm meaning 'nagging doubt', and I think that really shows Sol's influence over Blackstar. (Lightning)Gothshipping - The ship Black/Sol sounds like... Black Soul. haha. im kidding. maybe. (moss)Sickleshipping - for the sickle and star... and for cat communism, plus the diction kinda just makes it sound like something that could've been harmful to others... like it was sort of tearing the clan apart... literally... (lavender)

Feel free to post your own evidence/support for the ship, name suggestions or opinions on the names. Once there's a consensus on about 2-4 names we can ask an admin to make the poll.

So I got this situation explained to me (there was this beautiful 3 minute speech of excited yelling and everything) that Sol was trying to force the cats into like... weird cat communism (although hunting for yourself rather than hunting for a group sounds like capitalism to me)But it's the same kind of radical change that would equate to cat-world.Sol was like "here's my manifesto" and Blackstar was like "omg yeah!! That sounds like a great idea~ Let's do that!"

so in my heart this is like... Sickleshippingfor the sickle and star... and for cat communism, plus the diction kinda just makes it sound like something that could've been harmful to others... like it was sort of tearing the clan apart... literally...

this is my possibly misinformed, uneducated, and very tired two cents (it's been a while since I read the series myself lol)which I'm only posting because it amuses me, at least c':